Leola M. Gum

Born Feb 19, 1920, in West Augusta, she was a daughter of Jesse Clinton and Rhoda Ann (Hodge) McManamay. She was a member of St. James United Methodist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Marlyn Lee Gum.

Surviving are two sons, Daryl Don Gum and wife, Carolyn, of Waynesboro, and Robert Clinton Gum of Churchville; a sister, Thelma Fitzgerald and husband, Robert, of Churchville; a granddaughter, Meghan Gum of Waynesboro and a niece, Rita Gatlin and her husband, Richard, of Ft. Defiance.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday Dec. 13, 2012, in the chapel of Bear Funeral Home, officiated by Darlene Robertson. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Glen Slack, Robert Elkins, Ben Mcmanaway, Larry Propst, Gary Michael and Galen Hevener.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home, one hour prior to the funeral service.

Condolences may be sent to the family online at bearfuneralhome.com.

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Leola M. Gum

Leola Jane McManamay Gum, 92, formerly of Churchville, died Tuesday Dec. 11, 2012, in Augusta Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born Feb 19, 1920, in West Augusta, she was a daughter of Jesse